English
estrepement
Estrepement comes from Old French estrepement ‘damage, waste’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estrepement‘damage, waste’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estrepement‘damage, waste’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old French estrepement
Today it means
noun A destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French estrepement / estrepement